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Name: Nicole Brockway, M.D.
Year: PGY-5, Child Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Languages Spoken: Just English
Family Life: Married- Husband Brian and Son Wilson-7 yrs old
Religious Preference: Episcopal, but worship weekly at St. Mattress
Career Interests: Child Neurology
Research Interests/Projects: Stem cell therapy for CP prevention
Outside Interests: Sleeping, spending time with family, traveling in the southeast


Name: Kristin Davis, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Chief Resident, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: Georgia Tech
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Languages Spoken: English, some French
Family Life: Married for 7 years to software developer; Have one LARGE black lab at home
Career Interests: Clinical Neurophysiology, especially EMG/Botox with Neuromuscular Disorders
Religious Preference: Baptist
Research Interests/Projects: Integrating technology and medicine, Working on Pre-op predictors of good surgical and neuropsych outcomes in Occipital Lobe Epilepsy surgery and Modified Rankin Scale studies
Outside Interests: Play flute and piccolo, Love any kind of music; Active in Church; Enjoy watching and playing just about any sport, design websites
Other Interesting Facts: Did undergraduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering; Husband was until recently a lead singer in a Christian Contemporary/Rock Band firewall 5 (until everyone except us had kids)


Name: Hemang Shah, MBBS
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: M.P. Shah Medical College, India
Place of Birth: Ahmedabad, India
Languages Spoken: Gujarati, Hindi, English, some Sanskrit
Family Life: Enjoying life with Bijal and Ria. Waiting for my parents to join me soon.
Religious Preference: Hindu
Career Interests: General neurology
Research Interests/Projects: observational study: aortic arch atheroma in cardioembolic stroke at UNC Chapel Hill; health education project in India
Outside Interests: cricket, reading Hindu philosophy, "Bhagvad Geeta", quality family time
Other Interesting Facts: Worked as a school representative of "Blood Donors' Assocation" in medical school; participant of "Divine Brain Trust" in medical school; spent few months in interior villages of India trying to learn remnants of ancient Indian culture; grew up in extended family of 13 under one roof!


Name: Subhashini Ramesh
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Hyderad, India
Place of Birth: Madras, India
Languages Spoken: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, English
Family Life: Single. No cats, no dogs!
Career Interests: Starting neurocritical care fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta in July of 2010
Outside Interests: Hanging out with friends, love attending live music concerts, watching movies
Other Interesting Facts: 1. I don't bicycle. 2. OCDish about cleaning up my apartment. 3. I'm 5'2.5" and taller than 4 other residents in program, woohoo!! 4. Will shop 'til I go bankrupt.
Name: Vanessa Baute, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Undergraduate School: Wake Forest University
Place of Birth: Augusta actually although I only spent the first year of my life here
Languages Spoken: Spanish/English, would like to learn french
Family Life: extended family in Colombia(south America), parents in Atlanta and boyfriend in augusta, have a new puppy, Picaso
Religious Preference: Catholic
Career Interests: surviving neurology residency and mission work
Outside Interests: yoga/running/reading non medical books/travel
Name: Debra Moore-Hill, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: Paine College, Augusta, Georgia
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia
Languages Spoken: English
Family Life: Married (Mario- Heating and Air Conditioning) with two children, Malcolm,5 and Leila, 2
Religious Preference: Baptist
Career Interests: ?? Movement Disorders
Research Interests/Projects:1. Interest in health disparities. 2. Projects- Co-founder of STAT CPR, MCG Student Organization designed to facilitate extension of CPR education to underprivileged communities. 3. Research project in conjunction with Dr. Switzer to evaluate the rate of tPA administration via REACH versus its use in nonrural settings- 2007. 4. Role of NOS on endothelin in the kidney 5. Culture medium and metabolism in transgenic mouse embryo 6. Rab 11b S20V transduction in transgenic mouse
Outside Interests: Certified pharmacy technician- worked at local area pharmacies during high school and college; 3 dogs : “Tink”er Bell- yorkie, Peete – American bulldog and Cody mixed breed cocker spaniel and Jack Russell terrier, 2 fish.
Name: Mihaela Saler, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Facultatea de Medicina "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
Undergraduate School: Nicolae Balcescu High School- Math Physics Profile, Bucharest, Romania
Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania
Languages Spoken: Romanian, Hebrew, English
Family Life: Married with 2 children
Career Interests/Projects: General Neurology
Outside Interests: Like to spend time with family, play with 2 sons, bike riding
Name: Shannon F. Stewart, M.D.
Year: PGY-2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Waycross, GA
Languages Spoken: English, tiny amounts of Spanish (I know how to order a beer and ask where the library is located
Family Life: Married, My wife's name is Deborah and she's an LPN. We have two boys, Tanner and Eric, and a golden retriever named Calvin.
Religious Preference: Baptist
Career Interests: Neurohospitalist vs. Neurointensive care vs. Pain vs. General Private Practice Research Interests/Projects: Prior to medical school, worked on a project using Botox to treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Outside Interests: Computers, Grilling, Reading, Video Games, spending time with family/friends, collecting Darth Vader and Joker memorabilia
Other Interesting Facts: Used to play drums/saxophone/trumpet, not at the same time.
Past lives: hog farmer, picture framer, customer service rep, video store clerk, mobile home manufacturer, medical records supervisor and HIPAA privacy officer, now doctor.
Quirks: I'm a neat freak, but I'll let dust collect for years (it's actually a good way to see if people are messing with my stuff).


Name: Jill Trumble, M.D.
Year: PGY-2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia
Languages Spoken: English
Family Life: Married for 5 years. Have 2 mini dachshunds, named Rascal and Roxy
Religious Preference: Methodist
Career Interests: Movement Disorders
Outside Interests: Cooking, playing with my dogs
Name: Tia Aryal, M.D.
Year: PGY-2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Undergraduate School: Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Place of Birth: Bend, Oregan
Languages Spoken: English, minimal French
Family Life: Married to Anuj who is a PGY-4 anesthesia resident at MCG. We have 1 dog, Mai-Ling who I rescued 5 years ago
Career Interests: Unknown, currently considering pediatric neurology
Research Interests/Projects: NERVE - virtual patient interaction using the Wii to do a cranial nerve exam with Dr. Lind
Outside Interests: Arts and crafts, gardening, going to the beach, sewing, cooking
Name: Saima Khurram, M.D.
Year: PGY-2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Panjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Undergraduate School: Divisional Public School, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Place of Birth: Pakistan
Languages Spoken: Urdu, Hindi, English, Punjabi
Family Life: Married with three girls.
Career Interests: Neurophysiology
Research Interests/Projects: EpilepsyEEG and Muscular Dystrophies/EMG Outside Interests: Watching movies, spending time with family, cooking
Name: Indira "Bobbie" Kumar, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Pediatric Neurology
Medical School: Kigezi International School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University, Newbrunswick, New Jersey
Place of Birth: New Dehli, India
Languages Spoken: Panjabi, Hindi, English
Family Life: Single
Religious Preference: Spiritual
Career Interests: Private Practice
Research Interests/Projects: Interested in Vitamin B6 deficiency
Outside Interests: Classical Indian Music, Sporting events, Cycling, Rock Concerts, Painting, Dance
Other Interesting Facts: Jersey Girl! Indian Classical Dance Teacher for 4 years and trained for 12, competed in dance competitions in college; Didn't eat chocolate until 22 years old, buddy is a golden retriever named Tuesday; Never livied in one place for more than 5 years; Dad made me drink grass juice growing up; favorite city is NYC